Lin Yue did not shy away from Miao Tong's gaze. He took the villain's legs and threw them into the sky. The bird cried "Ahhh" and flapped its wings and flew towards the south.

"You are crazy. That is the emperor's pet. If anyone in the palace sees it, he will be beheaded." Miao Tong was almost frightened to death.

The emperor's pet? Hmm.

Lin Yue said: "I read in history books about flying pigeons delivering messages, and I wanted to try the effect of parrots delivering messages."

Miao Tong remembered that she had indeed seen a note tied to the parrot's leg just now.

What did he think about using the emperor's parrot to deliver a message?

"Pass a message? To whom?"

"My family far away in the south." Lin Yue blinked and said sincerely.

Miaotong couldn't understand what this was doing: "How does it know where your family is?"

"This bird is very smart, and it will definitely be found."

Of course Lin Yue would not tell her that when he parted ways with Beizhai and Ding Baiying, they asked him how to contact him in the future. His answer was that after they settled down in Hangzhou, they only needed to put a black pole on the roof of the house they lived in.

Oil paper umbrella, he can find them.

From Beijing to Hangzhou, it would take more than a week and two weeks to travel day and night on horseback, and it would take even more time to travel by water. But for correspondence, he had a faster method than official mail - parrot sending letters or sending letters.

Send a message.

Or maybe it’s a stroke of genius to throw the big villain into a portable space and bring the world of "Xiu Chun Dao" to life.

"Ms. sir, haven't you ever thought that it would be in danger? If it is really going to be caught and eaten by falcons in the sky, what should you do if the Queen comes to you and asks for your pet after the national mourning?"

"Don't worry, it's smart and won't die."

Lin Yue didn't lie to her on this point. Pets rewarded by the system can be reborn after death in the film and television world, so he threatened her with skinning, plucking and making soup a hundred times. The bird finally gave in and accepted the mission of delivering the letter.

Go to Hangzhou.

Miao Tong sighed heavily, she was becoming more and more unpredictable about this cheap husband.

On weekdays, he writes and draws, plays music with her, and single-handedly rescued her from people like Ding Baiying. Now he can make cakes, biscuits and other food that she has never seen before. He is really a person.

A eunuch who can't support himself and is forced to go to the palace to earn a living?

He really gave her too many surprises.

Miao Xuan said that he was just a vulgar and dirty little eunuch and a lackey of Wei Eunuch, who was not worthy of her at all. However, as time went by, she felt more and more that she could marry such a man even without the experience of joining the Jiaofangsi.

, those are all lucky for three lifetimes.

Well, it would be great if he wasn't...

As this thought flashed through her mind, she thought of Yan Bin, who had made a private decision in Nuanxiang Pavilion, and a flash of pain and intolerance flashed between her brows.

…

The next day.

Lin Yue left the West Palace with fifty taels of silver, and the eunuch on duty at the door escorted him to the outside of the courtyard.

This shows how strict the hierarchy in the palace is - he is following the empress, and his status is a bit higher for those around the concubine.

The pure concubine Duan is also a beauty. Compared with Zhang Yan's delicacy and refinement, she has a sickly and delicate beauty. Although she escaped the murderous hands of Wei Zhongxian and Hakka because she was not pregnant, if the historical records are correct, Chongzhen II

He would pass away due to illness in the next few years, and he was a pitiful person to say the least.

He stayed in the West Palace last night and used hypnosis in the middle of the night to gain a general understanding of Duan's condition. Although he was not a doctor, he was certain that the 22-year-old girl was depressed because she could not get pregnant.

Because of the gossip in the upper palace and Zhu Youxiao's alienation, he suffered from depression or looked sickly.

With the current technology of imperial doctors, there is basically no solution for heart diseases. They can only use some prescriptions to calm the mind and calm the mind, such as Suanzaoren Decoction, Tianwang Buxin Dan, etc.

As the saying goes, three parts of medicine are equal to poison. Her already weak body could not bear it if she took it every day.

In the morning, he asked her in a slightly tough tone to stop taking the medicine. If she couldn't sleep again, she could ask the eunuch on duty to go to Kunning Palace or Dongcheng to find him.

Concubine Chun actually didn't care about his tone and nodded in agreement.

Or it could be that a woman who has fallen out of favor in the harem has not yet gained power and the eunuch has a high status. Facing him like this, what about Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family?

Listening to the distant bells in mourning for Xizong, Lin Yue thought as he walked, a guy who can't even protect his own woman, just go in peace, your wife and I will raise him, your son... Well, he has no son.

But then again.

Jin'er, Zhang Yan, Chun Fei, Ding Baiying, if Yan Yanbin also dies...

What do you call this? Widow Terminator?

at the same time.

In a small courtyard in the south of Hangzhou, Hokusai looked at the green-feathered parrot sitting on the top of a osmanthus tree with a ghostly expression on his face.

"Ah, are you Hokusai?"

"Ah, who is Ding Baiying?"

Is the parrot that can call out her and Ding Baiying's names just a parrot?

"I am the messenger, ah, messenger, Zhou Tai's messenger."

If a person talks like this, she will dislike the verbosity, but the bird is different.

Ding Baiying was awakened by the sound outside. When she came out of the house with a knife, Beizhai untied the red rope from its feet and took off the letter.

"Is it from Zhou Tai?"

Ding Baiying glanced at the magical messenger and turned her attention to the letter in Beizhai's hand.

"right."

"What did you write?"

"The emperor passed away..."

The emperor passed away? Both of them were stunned. Although they knew that Xizong's health was getting worse day by day, they didn't expect to die so soon. They talked about it a few days ago and said that they could survive until winter, but they were stunned that they did not survive August 10th.

five.

"Where's the back?"

"Shen Lian and Yin Cheng are okay, and there is no fear of their lives for the time being; Wei Zhongxian and King Xin seem to have reached a cooperative relationship. After the emperor is buried, the latter will choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne;"

"Then what?"

"No more."

Ding Baiying and Beizhai, you look at me and I look at you, not knowing what to say.

Sure enough, King Xin compromised with Wei Zhongxian in order to ascend to the throne.

"I'm going to write a reply to Zhou Tai. See if you have anything to say."

Ding Baiying hesitated for a moment and shook her head.

…

When Zhu Youxiao passed away, the whole capital was in mourning, except for Eunuch Lin, who happily wandered between Kunning Palace and the West Palace. When he had time, he would eat tofu from the two imperial widows to add some green to Zhu Youxiao's head.

In the next few days, he hooked up with Li Shi as his concubine. At this time, Li Shi was working as a palace maid in Xiwu because she had offended Wei Zhongxian.

He didn't do anything. He bought the haggard concubine Cheng with a box of biscuits. Because of Wei Zhongxian's relationship with the Hakka family, all the eunuchs and maids in the palace did not dare to get too close to her. Only he, Kunning,

Eunuch Lin who came from the palace didn't care about her past.

Wei Zhongxian was too busy as eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, to have no time to pay attention to him, and Zhao Jingzhong was still on his way back to Beijing, so he could make small moves as much as he wanted during this time.

On August 24, Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and honored the former Queen Zhang Yan as Queen Yi'an. The next day, he announced a general amnesty for the whole country. Shen Lian and Yin Cheng returned to Jinyiwei North Town Fusi to continue their duties, but the former was demoted one level to the general banner.

.

Three days later, at midnight, Prince Xin's Mansion was in the east of the city.

Ever since Zhu Youxiao passed away and Zhu Youjian moved to the Forbidden City, Prince Xin's Mansion has been vacant.

However, tonight's Prince Xin's Mansion is not like the previous days where there are only servants watching the night, but no main residents.

Zhu Youjian sat behind the wooden desk in the study with his eyes closed and meditative. His former entourage and a dozen people were waiting downstairs.

I don’t know how much time passed, but as a cool breeze blew by, a masked man appeared next to the open window.

Zhu Youjian opened his eyes: "I don't understand. You are willing to be a thief when you can be an official. You open the window every time when you can go through the front door. Why?"

It can be seen that this is not the first time the two of them have met in Prince Xin's Mansion.

"In my opinion, high-ranking officials and high salaries are all external possessions." Lin Yue took off the black cloth covering his face, revealing the formidable face behind: "What I want is for the eunuchs to be destroyed and Wei Zhongxian to die."

"Pardoning Jinyiwei Baihu Shen Lian and Xiaoqi Yin Cheng has aroused Wei Zhongxian's suspicion. The elimination of the eunuch party should not be done too hastily." Zhu Youjian said: "Yesterday Queen Yi'an reminded me not to eat palace food and asked me to pay attention. For the defense of Qianqing Palace, try not to go to other palaces unless there is something important. If you are not in the palace, you will naturally not be able to understand my situation."

Lin Yue did not answer his question and said something off-topic.

"Me? It seems that you have adapted to the status of emperor."

After saying this, Zhu Youjian frowned and was a little displeased: "You asked me to meet at the Prince's Palace just to complain, right?"

Lin Yue said: "How do you plan to deal with Wei Wei?"

Zhu Youjian thought for a while and said: "From the outside to the inside, peel off the cocoon layer by layer, weaken the eunuch's strength, and then strike with a thunder blow."

"How long will it take?"

"It can take a few months in the quickest way, or a year in the slowest time."

"Too slow."

"Is this too slow?"

In his opinion, Wei Zhongxian had controlled the government for several years and had intricate relations with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. If he did not operate well, it would be very likely to cause serious trouble.

Lin Yue said: "I have a plan that can determine the outcome."

Zhu Youjian stood up and said, "What's the plan?"

"The trick of driving a tiger to devour a wolf and borrowing a knife to kill someone."

Lin Yue said: "Some time ago, there were two hot topics of discussion among people in the city. One is that the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition and may not last long. His Royal Highness King Xin is the preferred successor. The other thing is that Wei Zhongxian demoted his subordinates. Lin San is a capable official."

"I know about this." Others may have doubts about this matter, but Zhu Youjian knew very well that the reason why Wei Zhongxian demoted Lin San was to avoid changes in his ascension to the throne. To be honest, he was thinking Looking for a suitable reason to kill Lin San, the guy who caused trouble for him.

"Do you want to get rid of him?"

Zhu Youjian nodded.

"No." Lin Yue said: "First of all, Lin San is very capable and can be used to deal with Wei Zhongxian with the strength of a million troops. Secondly, Queen Yi'an helped you a lot in your ascension to the throne. If the people around her are touched now, I am afraid that I will have a bad reputation for bullying my widowed sister-in-law. Finally, using Lin San can give encouragement to those court officials who dare not act rashly because of Wei's evil reputation, encourage them to stand up and liquidate the eunuch party, and enhance His Majesty's prestige. "

"What you said makes sense." Zhu Youjian was moved: "But how can I ensure that Lin San will not betray him? What if he still has illusions about Wei Zhongxian, or demotes Lin San to the warehouse to inspect and liquidate materials? Is this thing just a ploy?"

Don't tell me, Zhu Youjian is quite careful.

Lin Yue said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very concerned, but this matter does not need to be handled by your Majesty at all. Queen Yi'an has an sworn feud with Wei Gong and the Hakka family. If she comes forward to communicate with Lin San, Your Majesty will be safe."

Sitting behind the scenes, you can control the situation even if things change

, Stabilizing the situation, isn't it? What we have to do is not to uproot the eunuch clique with thunderous means, but to remove Wei Zhongxian's minions one by one. As long as Wei Zhongxian's feelings are taken into account when dealing with the people involved, Your Majesty will be able to make ends meet and take advantage of the fire.

.”

"Wonderful, wonderful."

Zhu Youjian was overjoyed. As for Zhou Tai, few people could play conspiracies.

"In your opinion, where should we start to weaken the power of the eunuchs?"

Lin Yue said: "We must achieve results in the first battle to strengthen the court, but we cannot force the Wei gelding to jump over the wall. What do you think of the Hakka family?"

"Hakka?"

In the Ming Dynasty, except for favored and high-ranking eunuchs who could live in the palace, the rest of the people lived outside the palace or rented or bought houses. These people had no way to make fire in the palace to cook, so they could only carry rations with them to satisfy their hunger.

It's a little better. In winter, not to mention hot meals, you may not even be able to drink hot water. This is why Lin Yue carries boxed cakes with him, which is normal in Zhang Yan's opinion.

The situation was different for palace maids. Because they lived in the palace for a long time, they could make fires and cook in their residences, so some eunuchs asked the palace maids they were in love with to warm their meals. This relationship looked very much like a husband and wife, so the term "eating couple" came into being. Emperor Wanli

Later, the phenomenon of palace maids and eunuchs forming couples to eat each other became common, and some palace maids even felt inferior because they could not find the eunuch to eat with them.

Hakka and Wei Zhongxian were in a love-hate relationship. She was nominally the wet nurse of Emperor Xizong Zhu Youxiao, but there were rumors that she was voluptuous and charming when she was young, and she became Zhu Youxiao's sexual enlightenment teacher after having sex with him, and Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne.

After he proclaimed himself emperor, he immediately made her the consecrated lady. Several times, important cabinet officials wrote letters asking the Hakka family to move out of the harem, but Zhu Youxiao used various excuses to prevent her from moving back.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian is what he is today, and the Hakka family is indispensable.

"Your Majesty, the food in the palace is not delicious."

Lin Yue said something that sounded mindless, but Zhu Youjian's expression changed after hearing the words.

There is a food supervisor in the palace, and tributes from all over the country are continuously transported to the capital. Do you want to eat anything? However, no matter how delicious the food is, Zhu Youjian dare not touch it for fear of being poisoned by the Hakka people. Every day

The food we ate was all made by Queen Zhou herself. Of course, the taste was not complimentary, but it was better than the fact that it was safe and harmless.

"Okay, it's Hakka."

Lin Yue's words made him determined to weaken Wei Zhongxian's strength by starting with the Hakka family.

"But I don't understand. If you ask me to persuade Queen Yi'an to come forward, how can my sister-in-law have anything to do with the Hakka family?"

"Of course Queen Yi'an has no leverage against the Hakka family."

Zhu Youjian was stunned when he said this.

"But I can hand her the knife." Lin Yue said something, and by chance the moon in the sky parted the dark clouds, and the light shining through the window spread on his face, giving him a thrilling and strange feeling.

After a long time, Zhu Youjian came back to his senses: "You are more insidious than I thought."

Lin Yue did not respond to his emotion: "If your Majesty has nothing to say, I should leave."

Zhu Youxiao said: "Hokusai...is she okay?"

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"..." Zhu Youxiao paused for a moment: "Ding Baiying is not dead, right?"

Lin Yue didn't answer this question. He put his hands on the window sill and jumped out. After a few ups and downs, he walked away and disappeared into the vast night.

Zhu Youxiao picked up the cup on the desk and found that the tea had gone cold.

To achieve great things, there must be sacrifices. If God gave him a chance to do it again, he would still make the same choice.
Chapter completed!